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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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